Borough government · Cumberland County, PA

Camp Hill's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Camp Hill took in $11.2 million and spent $10.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes47%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)39%Fines and other5.4%State tax money4.5%Federal tax money3.7%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

15%

of Camp Hill's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Borough taxes47%

Property tax
22%$2.5 million
Individual income tax
15%$1.7 million
Other taxes
9.5%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$708 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$214 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$151 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$4.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Sewer$3.1 million
  • Garbage collection$633 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$311 thousand
  • Other service charges$289 thousand
  • Road charges$35 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.7%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
3.7%$414 thousand

State tax money4.5%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
4.5%$505 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$44 thousand

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.8%$542 thousand
Fines
0.6%$65 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Roads, transit and parking10%Parks, recreation and libraries6.3%All other spending5.3%

What stands out

22%

of Camp Hill's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$3.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$2.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$693 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$2.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$502 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$324 thousand
  • Government buildings$71 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$2.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$243 thousand
  • Fire protection$232 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$215 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.3%$631 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$622 thousand
  • Libraries$9 thousand
Interest on debt
5.2%$522 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Camp Hill. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Borough of Camp Hill itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.